4.5% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 67.6% of workers in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own at least one vehicle, the area is well served by a high number of public transport stops. This mix of options supports a community where most people rely on cars but have strong access to local transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 41.3% having two vehicles. Only 4.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is slightly lower than the national rate.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 5.8% of people doing so. Public transport use for commuting is higher than in most similar areas, though it fell slightly to 3.0% since 2011.
5.8% ▲ +151.3%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -26.3%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has a very high number of public transport stops and departures per 1,000 people compared to the state average. However, these services are exclusively buses, and the transit time to the city is higher than in most areas.
108
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.72
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
2,483.0
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,992
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
61,939
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
63
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A short 15-minute drive to the city makes this area more accessible than most. For those using public transport, the typical walk to the nearest stop is about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
15
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Parkwood - Ferndale - Lynwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506031128/parkwood-ferndale-lynwood/topic/transport